Courses and Travel

Spain and America–A Reflection

John Strawn

Spain’s economy is in a death-spiral, with unemployment approaching 50% for people under 30 and holding at nearly 20% overall. ... Read more »

Don’t Wear Your Eagles Cap in China

John Strawn

Last Saturday morning I arrived in Beijing after several days in Spain and Italy, lugging a suitcase full of polo shirts and... Read more »

Condé Nast Traveler Puts the “Stupid” in Golf Journalism Part III

Larry Olmsted

The world famous TPC Sawgrass is a dream destination for most traveling golfers. It also has nice sister TPC course... Read more »

Gearhart Golf Links

Jeff Wallach

The refreshingly little-known Gearhart Golf Links and Resort, along the northern Oregon coast, is the second oldest golf course in the... Read more »

Condé Nast Traveler Puts the “Stupid” in Golf Journalism Part II

Larry Olmsted

Continuing yesterday’s rant against the stupidity of the “Top 80 Golf Resorts” in the June 2010 issue of Condé Nast... Read more »

Golden Pebble Golf Club, China (Recommended by John R. Johnson)

Chris Santella

Considering China’s new infatuation with capitalism, it’s not surprising that the number of golf courses here is increasing at an... Read more »

Condé Nast Traveler Puts the “Stupid” in Golf Journalism: Part I

Larry Olmsted

  What follows is no mere rant. Rather, it is a continuation of annoyance after years of following the golf... Read more »

Why I Love Bad Golf Courses, Too.

Jeff Wallach

If you’ve ever taken pleasure in slamming a really bad movie with your friends over a post-cinema cocktail, you’ll understand... Read more »

The Greens of Santa Fe

Jason Kerkmans

For all of Santa Fe’s popularity—and all you have to do is sit in the downtown plaza on a sunny... Read more »

The City Game: Great Golf in Brooklyn. Yes, Brooklyn!

James A. Frank

Mayor Bloomberg was mad. Well, not real mad, more pretend mad. He was welcoming about 100 of us to the... Read more »

Belleview Biltmore, er, Pelican Golf Club

Derek Duncan

  We’ll never know how good this course originally was (for many years an amenity for the historic Belleview Biltmore... Read more »

Druid Hills Golf Club, Pulled into the Present

Derek Duncan

  Druid Hills is one of Atlanta’s original surviving clubs along with Capital City Club–Brookhaven (also an H. H. Barker... Read more »

A Stone’s Throw From Pebble

James A. Frank

While I was out at Pebble Beach for U.S. Open media day (see my earlier report here), I had the... Read more »

More Northern Ireland Golf – Portstewart

Larry Olmsted

I think almost every golf travel pundit would agree that Portstewart is the third best course in Northern Ireland, after... Read more »

The Ultimate Dream 18

David Barrett

How about a round of golf that starts on the Scottish coast, finishes on the California coast, and visits Australia... Read more »